OnLive Desktop - Windows on your iPAD

Are you thinking of using Windows application or Microsoft Office application on your iPAD? You probably have used three common applications of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and Powerpoint. These are probably the most used ones. Do you think it's possible to use iPad like you use Microsoft Windows application?

Yes, it's made possible if you use an application called OnLive Desktop for iPAD. This application will make those Windows user more convenient in working with iPAD. It includes three basic application of Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Although, they are not as complete as the ones in Windows, they really make you feel as if you are using Microsoft Office on your iPAD.

With OnLive Desktop, you can enjoy the feel of having Windows with its icons, Start button, folders and taskbar just like in real Windows. You can also watch videos like using Windows Media Player. So, where to download OnLive Desktop. Ok, just click here and feel free to download it for your iPAD.

Converter fo DOCX Office 2007

If someone sends you a DOCX file, you need Office 2007 to open it. What if you are still using older version of Microsoft Office? Does it mean that you have to upgrade your Office to a newer version? You don't have to do that. All you need to do is just to use the converter. When you have finished converting it into the format you can open, you just open the file as you usually do. That's the usefulness of a converter. You may use online or offline converter.

If you choose online converter, you may use this one. Click here to open the website. All you need to do is "Choose the file you want to convert" first. Then click convert. But you need to pay.


If you choose offline converter, that means you need to download the converter. And then install it. Then choose the file to convert and start the conversion.

When the conversion is completed, you can open it with your version of Microsoft Office.

Searching and viewing files online

When people search for user manual or something like tutorial, they probably will find 3 types of documents as the search results. The three formats of documents are: HTML, PDF and DOC. The process after searching is of course viewing. These are some tips for viewing the 3 types documents. One of the most important things when viewing the files or surfing the internet, is to have your antivirus on-guard because when you click a link and open a site, the attack of virus is possible.

For HTML files, if you intend to have them print on your printer, you can use Clip Marks add-on for Firefox browser. This add-on lets you select the items you want to print, so that it saves your ink. HTML files also opens faster that than the other types, unless it contains a lot of images and videos. For quick reading, this is suitable.

The PDF files, seems to be slow when opening because the system will open a reader program like Adobe Acrobat first, and then load the PDF files online. If you have a slow computer and slow connection (may be dial-up), you'll probably have to wait quite long to see the contents. Sometimes, it even causes your computer to not responding i.e. hang. If you need to view PDF files, it's better to download it first. This will let you have the file save on your computer for offline use. The download time is usually faster than the time for viewing online.

The DOC files, is usually opened with Word Processor like Microsoft Word. This type of files sometimes can contain macro viruses. But opening this type of document is usually faster than PDF files. It's also convenient when you want to edit, or just print the selected parts.

Hope that these simple tips for viewing can give a little help.